HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

By Richard Eng

Post Time 3:30 p.m.

Race 1 - 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

Chapman's Peak - FTS from John Sadler has shown speed in the a.m.; like that leading rider Joel Rosario is up.

Good to Go - Bruce Headley has an uncoupled 3-horse entry, so caveat emptor; this one had the most recent race.

Long Shot - Society At Large

Race 2 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $57,000, Optional claiming $80,000, Fillies, 3-year-olds

Blue Maiden - A quality import grass runner usually holds a big class edge; Joel Rosario had choices, lands here.

Hemera - Dead late closer figures to get an excellent ride from Corey Nakatani; question is the talent level of the horse.

Long Shot - Arte Viva

Race 3 - 6 furlongs, Purse $50,000, Maiden special weights, 3-year-olds and up

Black Coyote - Outran his 20/1 odds in career debut; showed good tactical speed and can win with simple improvement.

Inverness Cape - Bob Baffert babies are always to be respected; you'll have an edge of seeing the tote board action.

Long Shot - Bridging

Race 4 - 6 furlongs, Purse $18,000, Claiming $10,000, 4-year-olds and up

Engine Sixty Nine - P Val is winning a lot of races by letting a natural speed horse roll; most jocks take a hold early.

Adriatic Moon - The main danger to sweep the field late; Rafael Bejarano will sit in arrears and attack late.

Long Shot - Gotmymojoworkin

Race 5 - 1 mile (turf), Purse $62,000, Optional claiming $62,500, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Late Cuddle - Superb U.S. debut, was 6/1 and ran like odds on; question if she'll bounce or not, was super impressive though.

Zilla - Speedball loses Mike Smith to Timezone, but can still motor; key is if P Val on Enumclaw Girl challenges early.

Long Shot - Prytania

Race 6 - 6 1/2 furlongs, Purse $54,000, Optional claiming $25,000, Cal-breds, Fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up

Our Road Scholar - Like the turn back in distance from route to sprint; enough speed to stalk the early pace.

Dani Reese - Ran like a short horse last time off a 7-month hiatus; has only one direction to go so expect improvement.

Long Shot - There Goes Gee Gee

Race 7 - 1 mile, $100,000 El Cajon, 3-year-olds

Lions Story - The maestro Jerry Hollendorfer has an uncoupled entry; this is the longer odds horse who will run late.

Goggles McCoy - Logical chalk is the other half of the Hollendorfer entry; unknown is going 2-turns for the first time.

Long Shot - Distorted Economy

Race 8 - 5 1/2 furlongs, Purse $32,000, Maiden claiming $62,500, Fillies, 2-year-olds

Intentional - Taking the biggest class drop in racing from MSW to maiden claiming; Victor Espinoza had choices, lands here.

Dearly Concerned - Rafael Bejarano picks up the mount from Espinoza; was well bet in career debut for Jerry Hollendorfer.

Long Shot - Hanakkuh

Best Bet - Blue Maiden (race 2)

Del Mar Thursday - Picks/Winners/Mutuels, 16/2/$14.20; Long Shots, 7/1/$7.80; Best Bet, 1/0/$0

Del Mar Totals - 526/126/$827.20; Long Shots, 262/43/$434.00; Best Bets, 32/13/$59.40

SIMULCAST PICK OF THE DAY - #7 Funcia (7/2) in race 11 at Monmouth Park. For scoring purposes, we'll make a hypothetical $2 win, place and show bet, $6 total. On Thursday, Snow Top Mountain ran second at Saratoga paying $3.40 to place and $2.60 to show. Stats - 159/114/$856.20